User:Mk2109/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Lightning Thief

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because this was my absolute favorite series growing up along with Harry Potter, but felt far more relatable and close-to-home due to Percy's age and the novel being set in the United States. Just based on my first impressions and from what I expected, this is a very good and comprehensive Wikipedia article.

Evaluate the article
Content and tone:


 * The introduction section in the article could use a lot of work, as it is very short and half of the content is directly focused on information related to the film and television adaptations of The Lightning Thief, which I think could be its own category. Instead, I think the introduction paragraph could include some very brief synopsis of the plot and the major themes and characters, and have a more extensive focus on the books significant cultural impact and global reach (currently, there is nothing in the introduction about the cultural impact and how people responded to it, and the entire introduction section is a single paragraph consisting of five sentences).
 * The article has been most recently updated on April 11, 2022 when an actor was cast to play Percy Jackson in the television adaptation of the novel.
 * I think there could definitely be a section on the characters, and as a subsection of that, potentially Riordan's thoughts on the characters and their personalities (as well as his reasons for making them as such). Furthermore, there should definitely be a section on the major themes of the novel and importantly, the "style" of the novel and how it deconstructs and retells ancient Greek mythology in a really appealing way for a modern audience of children and young adults. Adding onto this, there could also be a section on scholarly analysis of this novel, as a quick google search showed there is more than enough to add some scholarly insight to this article.
 * When it comes to representation, I don't think in this instance any group was under or misrepresented, but I know that the novel features mostly white characters with the exception of Grover (who is a major character and Percy Jackson's best friend), so some more attention paid to Grover and his character's representation could be a good idea if there is a section added about the characters in this novel.
 * I think that the article is neutral and doesn't appear to be heavily biased towards any particular position, as the information given in the article doesn't really lend itself to bias.

Sources:


 * Each fact in the article was referenced with a source, and each of the sources listed in the article seemed reliable, appropriate, and neutral, coming from many different sites and publications.

Talk page:


 * The article is rated as a Language and Literature "good article" which passed a "peer review" in 2011, and it is currently a GA-class, high-importance Children's Literature project. The conversations going on were various, but the biggest topic of conversation was about the "film adaptation" section in which people were concerned about bias and editors inputting their own personal opinion into the article.

= Evaluating content =


 * Is everything in the article relevant to the article topic? Is there anything that distracted you?
 * Is any information out of date? Is anything missing that could be added?
 * Can you identify any notable equity gaps? Does the article underrepresent or misrepresent historically marginalized populations?
 * What else could be improved?

= Evaluating tone =


 * Is the article neutral? Are there any claims that appear heavily biased toward a particular position?
 * Are there viewpoints that are overrepresented, or underrepresented?

= Evaluating sources =


 * Check a few citations. Do the links work? Does the source support the claims in the article?
 * Is each fact referenced with an appropriate, reliable reference? Where does the information come from? Are these neutral sources? If biased, is that bias noted?
 * Do the sources come from a diverse array of authors and publications?

= Checking the talk page = Now take a look at how others are talking about this article on the talk page.


 * What kinds of conversations, if any, are going on behind the scenes about how to represent this topic?
 * How is the article rated? Is it a part of any WikiProjects?
 * How does the way Wikipedia discusses this topic differ from the way we've talked about it in class?